Mexican Corn Salad

Corn might be the only food I eat only at the peak of its season – once you’ve had it there really is no going back and if that makes me a corn snob, I can live with it. But that means I have to really pack it in right now. I try to keep things interesting and change up how I shovel it into my mouth so here is my latest version.

I love the presentation of this recipe on the cob but as I tend to get the creamy topping all over my face, I usually eat is as a salad. And that way you can mix in some tomatoes, peppers, or whatever else you have lying around. Not that you need more reasons to make this, but it is equally delicious cold or room temp as well as with grilled or raw corn.

Happy Corn Season Y’all!

After almost 30 years of shucking corn (and creating a pretty fabulous song to sing while doing so) my Mom started shucking corn using the above technique and it has made it SO much less of a messy free-for-all. Simply line a sink with newspaper and shuck the corn inside the sink then fold up the newspaper and discard. Violá!!